43 for sure, for certain landscapes it's awesome and I actually wish they made a wider one. Canon makes a 14mm prime that's NOT a fisheye. You can do some amazing things which is unfortunate, since it's n a 35mm frame, the ability to make large crisp prints is limiting, so wish Mamiya made like a 30mm. Oh well...

I keep thinking they will come out with a Mamiya 7D (Digital) but it would end up being a crappy 645 most likely... "cropped frame" systems make me grrrr lol

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With the very wide angle lens you can sometimes use it to avoid converging verticals. Keep the camera level, and crop away the unwanted foreground. The 6x7 format gives a good amount of film surface area so the print can still be sharp.

I only have the 43mm, however, it is superlative lens. Why go 50mm when you can crop a 43mm shot?

Why not to go for the 50mm and stitch the shots digitally?
It will result in higher res images what is desirable when covering such a wide angle
And there will be the possibility to change the aspect ratio of the frame
My experience for landscapes is that wider image are often desirable

Why not to go for the 50mm and stitch the shots digitally?
It will result in higher res images what is desirable when covering such a wide angle
And there will be the possibility to change the aspect ratio of the frame
My experience for landscapes is that wider image are often desirable

If you're going to stitch then why not shoot digital?

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External VFs that require focusing through the normal VF and composing with the external are always annoying.

Haha ok then don't use it

I didn't use one for the first year I had my 43mm, if you look outside the frame lines of the internal viewer, the amount if area you can see past the frame lines is about the same as the 43mm area so you can use that as your judge

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I just could not get on with my 43mm. Sharp, good contrast, but not for me. Much prefer the 50mm, this angle of view with the 6x7 suits me. The 43mm on 6x7, has been replaced with a Corfield camera with a 47mm, but with a (now) enlarged 6x8 back, so it is just about 6x9. With the wider angle of view I need to use shift for the photos I want to take for some reason. Nothing wrong quality wise with either lens, but vignetting is present with the 43mm.

'considering getting the panoramic adapter'. I have one and it is a bit of a faff to use. However, It works fine and gives you access to more types of film stock

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